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9:40 AM ET, August 5, 2013

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republicans Against Reality  —  Last week House Republicans voted for the 40th time to repeal Obamacare.  Like the previous 39 votes, this action will have no effect whatsoever.  But it was a stand-in for what Republicans really want to do: repeal reality, and the laws of arithmetic in particular.
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Associated Press:   House GOP plans anti-Washington push in August
New York Times:
Republican No-Shows in the Budget Wars
Discussion: The Mahablog
Associated Press:
Dead people gave nearly $600K to campaigns since 2009  —  WASHINGTON — The dead can't vote, but they can give money to politicians.  —  Thirty-two people listed on federal campaign records as “deceased” have contributed more than $586,000 to congressional and presidential candidates …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Obamacare message war goes local  —  CENTREVILLE, Va. — A race to define Obamacare to the masses began today between the stacks at the Centreville Library.  Over pizza in Decatur, Texas.  And with a glass of wine in Naples, Fla.  —  Dozens of communities around the country hosted pro-Obamacare events …
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Wall Street Journal:
Congress's ObamaCare Exemption  —  The President intervenes to give Members and staff a break.  —  To adapt H.L. Mencken, nobody ever went broke underestimating the cynicism and self-dealing of the American political class.  Witness their ad-libbed decision, at the 11th hour and on the basis …
Kate Taylor / New York Times:
Health Care Law Raises Pressure on Public Unions  —  Cities and towns across the country are pushing municipal unions to accept cheaper health benefits in anticipation of a component of the Affordable Care Act that will tax expensive plans starting in 2018.  —  The so-called Cadillac tax …
Discussion: Right Wing News
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
August recess now high season for interests lobbying lawmakers
Discussion: ABC News
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Steve Schmidt Says Republican Campaigns Haven't Changed.  But They Will.  —  You've been hired by the A.C.L.U. to win over Republicans on same-sex marriage.  What's the argument that you make to those who are resistant?  —  A few years ago, there was universal agreement in the party that marriage is between one man and one woman.
Discussion: The Fix
Perry Stein / Talking Points Memo:
Tea Party Challenger To McConnell: ‘Be A Man, Run On Your Record’  —  Matt Bevin, the Tea-Partier challenging incumbent Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the Republican primary, called on the five-term senator to “be a man” and “run on his record.”  —  “I beg him to tell the people …
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
At Fancy Farm, Kentucky Tea Party Guy Has a Good Debut
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
G.O.P. Governors Warn Party Members in Congress Not to Shut Government  —  MILWAUKEE — Worried about the potential impact on the fragile economies in their states, Republican governors this weekend warned their counterparts in Congress not to shut down the federal government as part of an effort …
Fox News:
Capitol Hill intelligence committee leaders: Terror threat ‘specific’ and ‘serious,’ included dates  —  Capitol Hill lawmakers, including top-ranking members of intelligence committees, on Sunday described the terror threat that closed 22 U.S. embassies and consulates across the Muslim region …
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Chambliss: NSA spying uncovered threat
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans  —  (Reuters) - A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across …
Martin Wolf / Financial Times:
A much-maligned engine of innovation  —  A brilliant exploration of new ideas in business argues that government is behind the boldest risks and biggest breakthroughs  —  The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs Private Sector Myths, by Mariana Mazzucato, Anthem Press, RRP£14.99, RRP$18.95
Andrea Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Newsweek sold again, this time to digital news company IBT Media  —  Newsweek, once a prominent print news magazine, has been sold to IBT Media for an undisclosed amount.  (Karen Bleiler / AFP/Getty Images)  —  Newsweek, the former weekly news magazine that now publishes online only, is being sold to digital news company IBT Media.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Santorum ‘open’ to 2016 run  —  Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) is mulling running for president in 2016.  —  “I'm open to looking into a presidential race in 2016,” Santorum said Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.”  “But we got a little ways, we got elections in 2014.”
Discussion: Politico
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
Rick Santorum ‘Open’ To 2016 Presidential Run
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Hilary Andersson / BBC:
Boston bomber ‘had far-right papers’  —  What was behind Boston bombing?  Hilary Andersson reports  —  One of the brothers suspected of carrying out the Boston bombings was in possession of right-wing American literature in the run-up to the attack, BBC Panorama has learnt.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Six months later, State of the Union policy goals gathering dust  —  Nearly six months after President Obama used his State of the Union address to outline a broad, progressive agenda for his second term, many of the policy priorities that earned applause from his base appear to be gathering dust.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Marco Rubio's new mission: Win back the Republican Party's base  —  Sen. Marco Rubio's immigration push might have hurt his chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination, Republican lawmakers say.  [WATCH VIDEO]  —  While it's still a long way until 2016, a number of GOP lawmakers …
 
 
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Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
John Kerry Receives Letter From Lawmakers Demanding Protection Of LGBT Rights At 2014 Olympics
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
By Ali Watkins / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Embassy closings, travel warning renew debate over NSA data collection
Discussion: Firedoglake
Reuters:
Egyptian Brotherhood leaders to face trial for inciting murder
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Danny Hayes / Wonkblog:
Obama is wrong. Traditional journalism isn't dead.
Discussion: Poynter and National Review
 Earlier Items: 
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Michael Savage Questions Terror Alert: ‘First Muslim President’ Trying To ‘Justify Spying On Americans’
Discussion: The Raw Story
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
In Need of a New Hip, but Priced Out of the U.S.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and JustOneMinute
Associated Press:
4-year-old Bobby Tufts re-elected mayor of small Minnesota town